Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, certain Federal lands in Pinon Canyon, Colorado, to be known as the Picket Wire Special Management Area.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the special management area to: (1) preserve and protect the paleontological, archeological, wildlife, vegetative, aquatic, and other natural resources of the area; (2) permit, within specified guidelines, access to those resources for scholarly research, public interpretation, and recreation; and (3) allow livestock grazing in the area only to the extent deemed necessary to benefit the natural resources of such area.
Withdraws lands within such area from operation of the mining, mineral leasing, and other mineral entry laws of the United States.
Prohibits any activities in the special management area impairing the preservation and protection of the paleontological, archeological, and natural resources of the area, including production of or exploration for oil, gas, or minerals of any kind or the storage or processing of nuclear waste, hazardous waste, or waste of any other kind.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a management plan for the special management area.
Authorizes appropriations.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Executive Comment Requested from Army.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
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